dor

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
  2. A trick, joke, or deception. obsolete
    — To say you were impotent! I am ashamed on 't! To make yourself no man? to a fresh maid too, A longing maid? upon her wedding-night also, To give her such a dor?
  3. Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.

词形变化

dors plural dorr alternative dors plural

词汇关系

衍生词
dorbeetle dorbug dorfly dorrfly dorhawk dumbledore dumble-dor

词源

词源 1
From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *dorō, from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.
词源 2
Compare dor (“a beetle”), and hum, humbug.
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